After just one game as stand-in No.9, ex-halfback Hunt has convinced Boyd he can make the same impact from dummy-half as Berrigan did when he inspired their last premiership win 11 years ago.

Hunt tore apart Gold Coast in his first match filling in for Andrew McCullough (knee), scoring three tries and setting up another two in Brisbane's 54-0 last-round away romp.

Hunt started on the bench with Sam Thaiday at dummy-half before being unleashed after the first 20 minutes - the same gameplan expected to be adopted for Friday night's Suncorp Stadium blockbuster against Cronulla.